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Ramnath Kenny

Ramnath Baburao Kenny

Born: 29 September 1930, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Died: 21 November 1985, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Mumbai, Bengal, India.
Known As: Ramnath Kenny
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break


Test Debut: India v West Indies at Calcutta, 3rd Test, 1958/59
Last Test:
India v Australia at Calcutta, 5th Test, 1959/60

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    5   10   1   245   62   27.22   0   3    1   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1950/51 - 1963/64)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100s   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   59   70   9  3079  218   50.47   11   26   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling              468   15  31.20  4-8     0   0

LIST A LIMITED OVERS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -   -

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                 0    -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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In the long list of players who received a raw deal from the selectors, the name of Ramnath Kenny figures very high. He was a batsman who had everything - class, elegance, strokes. And yet he played in only five Tests, spread over two successive seasons, despite having a very respectable record. He made his Test debut against West Indies at Calcutta in 1958-59, failed, was overlooked for the tour of England but was brought back for the series against Australia in 1959-60. He played in four Tests and repeatedly bolstered the middle order with scores of 0 and 51, 20 and 55 not out, 33 and 1 and 7 and 62. He played the strong Australian attack of Davidson, Meckiff, Lindwall, Kline, Mackay and Benaud with utmost confidence. He shared valuable partnerships with Nadkarni at Kanpur (which proved vital in paving the way for the historic victory), with AA Baig at Bombay and with Jaisimha at Calcutta, the latter two going a long way in enabling India to draw the games from hopeless situations. In a generally low scoring series, he was third in the averages with 229 runs (32.71). Inexplicably however he was not considered again.

In first class cricket, Kenny had an excellent record. His peak season was 1956-57 when he scored three successive hundreds in the Ranji Trophy, including 218 against Madras which remained his highest first class score. In a career that stretched from 1950 to 1964, Kenny scored 3079 runs (50.47) with eleven centuries. (Partab Ramchand)


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